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Task Force Celebrates Release of Early Childhood Education Profession Framework
Facilitated by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), fifteen national organizations released the Unifying Framework for the Early Childhood Education Profession. The framework was released this …
Report Summarizes State Early Learning and Care Legislation Enacted in 2019
This month, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) issued its Early Care & Education 2019 State Legislative Action Report. The report provides an overview of state early learning and …
Report Highlights Barriers to Child Care for Families of Young Children with Disabilities
Last week, the Center for American Progress (CAP) released a new report that highlights the challenges faced by parents of young children with disabilities to access affordable, high-quality child care …
Bank Street Education Center Hosts National Strategy Discussion on Early Childhood Educators
On Monday, the Bank Street Education Center (Bank Street) hosted an event to discuss their new research and new national vision to invest in the early learning workforce. The event …
New Policy Brief Examines Success of Early Head Start – Child Care Partnerships
This week, our partners at the Ounce of Prevention Fund (the Ounce) released a new policy brief that highlights the positive impacts of, and lessons from, implementing Early Head Start-Child …
U.S. Chamber Report Highlights Potential for Businesses to Engage in Early Learning Discussions
In addition to the proven benefits of early learning for children, access to affordable, reliable, and high-quality early learning and care provides working families with better job stability and overall …
New Research Demonstrates the Importance of Early Learning — and What Comes After
In addition to the proven life-long benefits, the overwhelming research shows that children living in poverty who experience quality early childhood education programs are more prepared for school, both behaviorally …
‘All Our Kin’ Highlights the Important Work of Family Child Care Providers
Children can have a high-quality early childhood experience in any number of settings, whether it’s a classroom, a church basement, or like a majority of children in child care today, …
Affordability is a Barrier to Child Care for Low Income Hispanic Households
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families recently released new findings that emphasize the issue of child care costs for low-income Hispanic families and the barriers they face …
New CAP Report Highlights High Cost of Infant, Toddler Care
A recent report from the Center for American Progress outlined the critical need for a greater investment in child care opportunities for infants and toddlers, especially for low-income families. At …
National Report Shows Families Spend More on Child Care than Housing in Most States
On Wednesday, Child Care Aware of America released its thirteenth annual report outlining the price of child care across the country. This year’s report also examines the roles that providers, …
Child Trends Report Details States’ Use of Increased Federal Child Care Funding
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program provides federal funds to low-income families to help them afford high-quality child care. In 2014, a bipartisan reauthorization of the CCDBG …
